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As Harvard’s Governing Boards Meet, More than 350 Faculty Urge Against Gay’s Removal, Citing University Independence | News – Harvard Crimson

  1. As Harvard’s Governing Boards Meet, More than 350 Faculty Urge Against Gay’s Removal, Citing University Independence | News Harvard Crimson
  2. Harvard swarmed by truck billboards calling for president to resign in wake of UPenn fallout Fox News
  3. OTR: Should Harvard president lose her job? Roundtable debates WCVB Channel 5 Boston
  4. As Harvard President Faces Pressure to Resign, Some Faculty Show Support The New York Times
  5. Harvard, MIT presidents face increased calls to ‘do the right thing’ after UPenn’s Magill resigned over response to antisemitism New York Post

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Israeli and Jewish schools reportedly urge parents to tell their kids to delete Instagram and TikTok to avoid disturbing images of hostages – CNBC

  1. Israeli and Jewish schools reportedly urge parents to tell their kids to delete Instagram and TikTok to avoid disturbing images of hostages CNBC
  2. Why TikTok videos on the Israel-Hamas war have drawn billions of views The Washington Post
  3. Some U.S. Jewish Groups Ask Parents to Disable Social Media on Children’s Phones The Wall Street Journal
  4. Israeli parents urged to remove social media from kids’ phones as Hamas threatens hostage executions KOMO News
  5. Israeli parents told delete apps on kids’ phones, hostage video fears Business Insider
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‘Teach Him Something Before the Streets Do’: Fans Urge T.I. to ‘Discipline’ His Son King After He Challenges a Homeless Man to Eat a Spicy Chip for Money – Yahoo Entertainment

  1. ‘Teach Him Something Before the Streets Do’: Fans Urge T.I. to ‘Discipline’ His Son King After He Challenges a Homeless Man to Eat a Spicy Chip for Money Yahoo Entertainment
  2. King Harris Catches Heat For Paying Man On The Street To Do “One Chip Challenge” Vibe
  3. T.I.’s Son King Harris Criticized for Offering Homeless Man $50 to Do Spicy ‘One Chip Challenge’ Complex
  4. T.I.’s Son King Harris Under Fire For Paying Homeless Man To Do “One Chip Challenge” AllHipHop
  5. King Harris Offered Unhoused Man $50 To Do Paqui Challenge The Shade Room
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‘It’s inhumane’: Advocates, families urge Texas leaders to put AC in prisons amid heat wave – Austin American-Statesman

  1. ‘It’s inhumane’: Advocates, families urge Texas leaders to put AC in prisons amid heat wave Austin American-Statesman
  2. Cooling systems fail at Perryville prison in Goodyear amid record heat wave 12 News
  3. Inadequate air conditioning at North Texas federal prison is ‘torture’ for those inside Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  4. 9 inmates died in Texas prisons after not having AC in cells | FOX 7 Austin FOX 7 Austin
  5. Prisoners’ relatives and former inmates plead for help as deaths mount in sweltering Texas prisons The Texas Tribune
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‘Grandma had no idea what was going on’: Drivers urge Red Bull Ring track limits fix · RaceFans – RaceFans

  1. ‘Grandma had no idea what was going on’: Drivers urge Red Bull Ring track limits fix · RaceFans RaceFans
  2. TECH TUESDAY: Why Ferrari’s Austria updates were another important step in getting the Scuderia on par with Red Bull | Formula 1® Formula 1
  3. ‘Silly’ plan debate shows Red Bull’s only real threat is itself The Race
  4. Perez can’t even cheat right – Up and down at 2023 Austrian GP Motor Sport
  5. ‘We should have come away with points’ – Albon feels Williams missed an opportunity in Austria as he pinpoints ‘next chance’ to score Formula 1
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Winter ice storm: Millions across the South and central US brace as officials urge staying off roads



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A winter storm bringing the triple threat of ice, sleet and snow Tuesday to parts of the South and central US has prompted officials to close roads and schools as they urge people to avoid traveling in dangerous conditions.

About 38 million people from Texas and Oklahoma to as far east as Kentucky and West Virginia are under various forms of winter weather alerts, including those warning of dangerous ice accumulations forecast to make roads a nightmare.

“In addition to potentially hazardous travel conditions, this amount of ice will lead to tree damage and power outages across the hardest-hit regions,” the National Weather Service warned in its forecast Monday.

In Texas, residents in cities including Dallas, San Antonio and Austin can expect icy roads as well as some sleet Tuesday, when heavy rain and flash flooding are also possible in the eastern parts of the state.

Amid such conditions, the governor has requested the state’s emergency management division to increase its resources so it can be ready to respond through Thursday.

The storm has also led several school districts in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and Austin to close Tuesday, and more than 400 flights departing from Texas airports have been cancelled. Multiple roadways in Texas have been shut down due to ice accumulation, according to the state’s transportation department.

As ice began forming on roads in Little Rock, Arkansas, the governor declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the winter weather support teams of the state’s National Guard to be prepared in helping police in their response to the storm.

“I encourage Arkansans who are experiencing winter weather to avoid travel if possible and heed the warnings of local officials,” Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Twitter.

The emergency order directs $250,000 toward discretionary use by the head of the state’s Division of Emergency Management to provide funding for program and administrative costs, the order stated.

“The real enemy is going to be that ice,” said Dave Parker, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Transportation. “This could potentially be a pretty dangerous situation.”

Parker added that majority of the state is expected to be impacted, and the state is treating most major roads.

By late Monday, ice had already spread across grounds in Memphis, Tennessee, and Louisville, Kentucky, as well as Texas, where at least a few car crashes were reported in Austin with no injuries.

The storm is poised to produce a mix of wintry precipitation ranging from rain and sleet to ice and it will hit areas in the southern and central regions in waves through Wednesday.

And while the forecast shows there will be periods of reprieve over the next two days, roads will likely remain dangerously slick throughout the storm as temperatures remain low.

Indeed, Tuesday is expected to be the toughest day for driving as Texas bridges and roads become icy, according to the weather service’s Fort Worth office.

“More widespread freezing rain/sleet is expected Tuesday and Wednesday morning, with worsening travel impacts during this time,” the local weather agency said.

Significant icing of about half of an inch is expected on roads in Austin, San Angelo and Dallas while San Antonio may see up to a tenth of an inch of ice.

Meantime, Texas’ primary electricity provider, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, told CNN it will be able to meet residents’ demand as temperatures plummet.

“We expect sufficient generation to meet forecasted demand and are continuing to monitor forecasts, this week. We are not asking for Conservation at this time. We are informing the public that IF they are experience an outage to reach out to their local power provider,” the agency said in an email.

Elsewhere in the South, up to a half of an inch of ice could glaze roads in Memphis, Tennessee. In the state’s Dyer County, icy conditions led officials to shut down the I-155 bridge, according to the highway patrol.

Meanwhile, Little Rock in Arkansas is forecast to see multiple rounds of ice that could amass up to half an inch.

In neighboring Oklahoma, residents in Oklahoma City are under a winter weather advisory through Wednesday afternoon, with the expectation of seeing up to two tenths of an inch of ice.

Icing up to two-tenths of an inch could be seen in Louisville, Kentucky, while Charleston, West Virginia, can see sleet up to an inch and ice up to a tenth of an inch.



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2 LI Republicans urge House ethics panel to investigate George Santos

WASHINGTON — Two top Long Island Republicans called on the House Ethics Committee to investigate Congressman-elect George Santos a day after the embattled politician conceded in a series of interviews that he had lied about his educational background and work experience.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and incoming Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Bay Shore) each told Newsday that congressional investigators should look into Santos’ record, which has come into question after a New York Times investigation found a number of holes in the biography he touted on the campaign trail.

“I think that he’s entitled to a hearing with the [House] Ethics Committee, and that they should do a thorough investigation to see if he violated any laws or any ethics rules,” Blakeman said in an interview. “I think that we have to let the process unfold, which I think will happen fairly swiftly.”

LaLota, who is part of the freshman class of legislators set to be sworn in with Santos on Jan. 3, said in a statement to Newsday that he believes a “full investigation by the House Ethics Committee and, if necessary, law enforcement is required.”

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  • Two top Long Island Republicans called on the House Ethics Committee to investigate Congressman-elect George Santos a day after he conceded he had lied about his educational background and work experience.
  • Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Congressman-elect Nick LaLota (R-Bay Shore) each told Newsday that congressional investigators should look into Santos’ record.
  • Other Long Island GOP leaders also criticized Santos but stopped short of calling for him to resign after he defended his actions in media interviews as “embellishing his resume.”

“New Yorkers deserve the truth and House Republicans deserve an opportunity to govern without this distraction,” LaLota said.

Other Long Island GOP leaders also continued to criticize Santos but stopped short of calling for him to resign after he defended his actions in media interviews as “embellishing his resume.”

Nassau GOP chairman Joseph Cairo said in a statement Tuesday that while Santos “has broken the public trust by making serious misstatements regarding his background,” he should still serve his term in Congress.

“He has a lot of work to do to regain the trust of voters and everyone who he represents in Congress,” Cairo said.

Questions also continue to linger about the source of Santos’ income through a private firm and the source of $700,000 he lent to his campaign in his second bid for New York’s Third Congressional District.

Long Island Congressman-elect George Santos has admitted he lied about his education, his work history, as well as other background information. NewsdayTV’s Ken Buffa talks to Newsday political reporter Scott Eidler.

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Santos, 34, in an interview with the New York Post published Monday admitted that he never graduated from “any institution of higher learning” despite previously touting degrees from Baruch College and New York University.

Santos was forced to defend his background after a Times investigation published last week outlined a number of discrepancies with the biography he touted on the campaign trail of being a college-educated, wealthy business owner whose family owned 13 properties. Public records show there is no record of his family owning property in the area, the Times said, but he has been ordered by the courts to pay $12,000 in unpaid rent for an apartment in Sunnyside, Queens.

Santos, who defeated Democrat Robert Zimmerman in November, also acknowledged to the Post that he never worked directly for Citigroup or Goldman Sachs as he previously claimed on his since-scrubbed campaign website.

“My sins here are embellishing my resume. I’m sorry,” Santos said Monday.

Cairo and others also took issue with Santos’ previous claims that his maternal grandparents were Jews who fled to Brazil from Belgium to escape the Holocaust.

North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jen DeSena, in a statement, said: “I am particularly offended that he would fabricate family history with regard to the Holocaust. Our Jewish neighbors, as well as all of our residents, deserve better. Now, Mr. Santos must be honest and accountable to the public going forward if he truly wants to repair the damage he has caused.”

Santos, in a Nov. 22 interview with the Jewish News Syndicate, said his maternal grandfather “fled Stalin’s persecution in Ukraine, finding refuge and a wife in Belgium before escaping Hitler’s reign.” In a campaign video, he described his grandparents as Holocaust survivors.

A report last week by the Jewish Insider, citing a national Brazilian identification database and other genealogical records, suggested his maternal grandparents were born in Brazil.

Santos on Monday told the Post: “I never claimed to be Jewish. I am Catholic. Because I learned my maternal family had a Jewish background, I said I was ‘Jew-ish.’”

Republican Jewish Coalition CEO Matt Brooks in a statement said Santos “deceived us and misrepresented his heritage. In public comments and to us personally, he previously claimed to be Jewish. He has begun his tenure in Congress on a very wrong note. He will not be welcome at any future RJC event.”

Incoming Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-Island Park), a former NYPD detective, called on Santos to “pursue a path of honesty.”

“Neighbors across Long Island are deeply hurt and rightly offended by the lies and misstatements made by congressman-elect George Santos,” D’Esposito said. “His fabrications regarding the Holocaust and his family’s history are particularly hurtful. “

Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R- Bayport), a second-term House member who will become the senior member of the Long Island delegation in January, “is unable to comment at this time” because he is a member of a House ethics subcommittee, said his spokeswoman Kristen Cianci.

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy did not respond to requests for comment.

Zimmerman told Newsday on Tuesday, “If George Santos is in fact his real name, he should resign immediately, because of the frauds he’s committed against the voters of the Third Congressional District.”

Zimmerman added that Santos should “run against me in a special election and face the voters about his real past and answer questions about his criminal history. Let the voters decide based upon the truth.”

New York Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs, who also chairs the Nassau Democratic Party, continued to call for a full examination of Santos’ finances.

Campaign finance records show Santos lent his campaign a total of $700,000. He reported receiving a salary of $750,000 in his federal candidate finance disclosure form this year — a substantial increase from the $5,000 in compensation he reported in 2020. In this year’s filing, Santos reported his income stemmed from the Devolder Organization, a private firm registered in Florida which he reported was valued between $1 million and $5 million. He previously stated on his campaign website that the firm was owned by his family and oversaw $80 million in assets, but that assertion has since been deleted from his website.

The company had an estimated value of $43,688, according to a July  analysis conducted by the financial data firm Dun & Bradstreet, that was reviewed by The Washington Post. As a privately held company, Devolder is not required to release public financial reports, but Dun & Bradstreet used “modeling” and “data science” to determine the company’s worth, according to the Post.

“I think his larger problem, which he has not yet answered, how was it possible for the information that he has not yet provided for him to have the ability to lend his campaign of $700,000 of his own money?” Jacobs said. “I think that is where his real problems lie. And we need to get to the bottom of that question.”

Asked about his experience in the financial sector during an interview on Fox News Tuesday night, Santos said, ““We can have this discussion — that’s going to go way above the American people’s head.”

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Officials urge mask-wearing as ‘tripledemic’ grows: What parents should know


In addition, COVID-19 cases and deaths rose by 50% over the past week, despite the rate previously remaining flat for a long period of time, according to the CDC.

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Students wearing face masks arrive with their parents on the first day of classes for the 2021-22 school year at Baldwin Park Elementary School, Orlando, FL.

With the ongoing surge, health officials highly recommend wearing a face mask when in crowded, indoor spaces to avoid both spreading and catching viruses.

The CDC continues to recommend mask-wearing for children and adults on public transportation, including trains, planes and buses.

“Good Morning America” spoke with Dr. Elizabeth Murray, a mom of two and a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Golisano Children’s Hospital in Rochester, New York, to answer parents’ questions about wearing face masks once again.

1. When and where should kids wear face masks?

Both children and adults should wear face masks when possible in indoor, crowded settings, according to Murray, who is also a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics.

In the absence of mask mandates, Murray said that families need to make the best decisions for themselves, knowing that each family and each individual child is unique.

“It would be so awesome and so easy if we could just kind of say, ‘You always do this,’ or, ‘You never do that,’ and it really is not at that point,” she said. “But as we head into the holidays and we want to make sure we’re healthy to see our families, now is the time to really take those precautions.”

Murray gave the example of her own family, noting that her oldest daughter, at age 13, can make decisions on her own about where and when a mask would help.

“She is able to, at her age, to kind of make decisions of, ‘I’m in a big group working close with a bunch of people, so now is a good time for me to wear a mask,’ versus, ‘I’m sitting in a study hall with three other students and we’re all spaced out so I probably don’t need to wear a mask at this point,'” said Murray. “She also is really active in a lot of extracurricular activities that are really important to her, so she is more comfortable wearing a mask during school or in large group activities because she wants to make sure that she stays healthy so she can participate in her cross-country meet and participate in her school play and things like that.”

On the other hand, Murray said her 6-year-old daughter struggles with wearing a face mask in school, where it is not required.

“We found that [wearing a mask] is really not something we were able to do with her because nobody else is doing it,” Murray said. “So for her, we’re focusing on other things like making sure she does a really good job of washing her hands. At any sign of an illness, we’re making sure we’re keeping her home so she won’t be spreading illness. And we do outdoor activities or other things with smaller groups of people where she’s not having as many exposures.”

2. Did wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic cause the surge of illness now?

According to Murray, children’s immune systems were not permanently damaged by wearing masks during the pandemic.

“The mask just helps to decrease transmission of a lot of the common illnesses,” said Murray. “Now that people are not wearing masks anymore, now that schools are back in an in-person setting and now that it’s fall and winter when we see some of these germs start to come around, it makes sense that everything is back.”

She continued, “We had years when kids just were not seeing as much illness and now everybody’s getting sick because all of the germs are back at once.”

3. What type of face masks should children wear?

Murray recommends that children wear “high-quality” masks that they feel comfortable in and will wear.

“There are different styles that can work equally well, so really making sure that you have a mask that your child likes and fits comfortably on their face is important,” she said. “Sometimes it’s hard to find smaller masks but there are good resources out there.”

Experts say it is fine for kids to use clips or bands to relieve pressure on their ears when wearing a mask.

One technique to check the quality of your child’s mask is to hold the mask up to the sun. If you can see light through the mask as you hold it stretched, it’s not thick enough.

4. At what age can a child start wearing a face mask?

5. Do adults need to wear face masks too?

Yes, adults are also encouraged to wear face masks in crowded, indoor settings. Murray said it is especially important for parents and caregivers to wear masks in order to set an example for their children.

6. What else can parents do to protect their kids from flu, RSV and COVID-19?

Murray said it is critical that children and adults are up to date with their vaccinations.

Children ages 6 months and older are eligible to get a flu vaccine as well as a COVID-19 vaccine, with “rare exceptions,” according to the CDC. Both vaccinations are free and are widely available at doctors’ offices and local pharmacies.

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A boy receives a Covid-19 vaccine at a L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination clinic at Los Angeles Mission College in the Sylmar neighborhood in Los Angeles, Jan. 19, 2022.

Murray said she also encourages her patients and others to stay home if they are sick and to keep their children home from school and activities if they are showing symptoms of illness.

“I think people have a lot of pressure to get back to work and all of those things, but still we really need to make sure that regardless of what you’re sick with, when people are ill, they need to stay home,” she said.

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Ozempic warning: Doctors urge caution for those using diabetes drug for weight loss

Some doctors are warning against using a drug intended to treat Type 2 diabetes for weight loss after some patients said it helped them shed a few pounds.

Approved by the FDA in 2017, the diabetes treatment sold under the name Ozempic helps lower blood sugar, but many patients prescribed the medication reported weight loss as a positive side effect, according to Fox 35 Orlando.

People without diabetes became interested in using the medication for weight loss after news of its perceived benefits made the rounds on social media platform TikTok.

“You definitely decrease your appetite, and you feel full pretty much all the time, and you don’t really crave sugar because you don’t get the sugar high or sugar low,” Sports Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Richard Lehman told Fox 35.

OZEMPIC DIABETES DRUG IS TRENDING AS A WEIGHT-LOSS METHOD — HERE’S WHY AND WHAT DOCTORS SAY

Man prepares the Semaglutide Ozempic injection, which is intended to control blood sugar levels.
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In 2021, the drug was approved by the FDA under the name Wegovy to help eligible patients dealing with obesity to lose weight. Those seeking treatment had to have a BMI over 27 with at least one weight-related condition or people with a BMI over 30.

According to the FDA, the largest clinical trial showed people taking Wegovy lost an average of nearly 13% of their initial body weight. 

The FDA’s findings have led people wanting a quick way to drop a few pounds to find doctors willing to prescribe the drug “off label,” which means to use for a condition other than for which it has been approved.

“It’s as close to the magic weight loss as we have right now,” Lehman said, who has prescribed the drug to his athletes to help them drop a few pounds.”These athletes, in 7 to 10 days, started to lose weight. You can’t just eat as much as you want and not exercise. You have to follow the regimen.”

Doctors caution that the benefits can be short-lived, especially if the patient has an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise or health education.

“They’re given something, and they’re promised that this will work. And sometimes it will because they believe it will. But what’s going to happen after that fact? You cannot be on a drug for the rest of your life,” said Jeremy Avner, co-owner of Nuvia Medical Weight Loss Clinic in Lake Mary, Florida. 

Avner’s clinic prescribes the drug to some of its patients.

Man sticking himself with the Semaglutide Ozempic injection, a treatment for Type 2 Diabetes that is now also being used for weight loss.
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PEOPLE ARE LOSING WEIGHT FOR THE HEALTH BENEFITS, NOT FOR PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: MAYO CLINIC SURVEY

One patient, who remained anonymous, told Fox 35 she receives an injection once a week and has lost 20 pounds in eight weeks. She said she has never tried anything as effective.

“I have to buy new clothes and everybody at work is coming up to me and telling me how great I look,” she told the outlet.

Dr. Ben Kaplan, a primary care physician at Orlando Health who treats patients with diabetes and obesity, said the drug is intended to help high-risk patients with weight loss. He emphasized it is not for people outside that group looking to shed pounds here and there. 

“Patients who are taking these medications off-label, for the wrong use, for let’s say recreational purposes essentially, they’re doing it at their own risk,” Kaplan said, calling it a “buyer beware type scenario.”

Other side effects include pancreatitis, gastro-intestinal issues, and gall bladder issues, among others.

FILE -A woman stands on a scale in a room.
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“I’m definitely more of a proponent in patients who want to lose weight to sit down with a dietitian, an exercise physiologist, do things the right way. And then if they fail that initial therapy, then you can have a discussion about medication help with weight loss,” Kaplan said.

The injection, if received once or twice a week, could cost between $500 and $700 per visit, according to Lehman. 

Ultimately, the price will vary from clinic to clinic. Insurance might be able to cut off the cost for those who qualify for the medication.

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Multnomah County health officials urge many families to reconsider Thanksgiving as RSV infections surge

Multnomah County Health officials are recommending families with children 3 and younger consider skipping Thanksgiving gatherings. They say anyone who feels sick, anyone in fragile health and anyone elderly should also consider making other plans to avoid the spread of RSV, a respiratory illness.

The current surge is “a peak that hasn’t been seen in the 30 years that I’ve been a pediatrician,” said Dr. Ann Loeffler, a pediatric infectious disease expert and deputy health officer for the county.

“So unfortunately that means we all have to do our part,” Loeffler said. “Regarding the Thanksgiving gatherings, I would just ask every single family throughout the United States in any other place where we’re seeing a surge in RSV and at risk of not having the capacity to hospitalize any more children.”

Even though it’s a common childhood illness and not usually dangerous, many children are getting RSV for the first time this year after two years of pandemic restrictions. Now, preschoolers with limited immunity to the disease are bringing the bug home to infant siblings. And babies who contract RSV are at high risk of breathing problems if they get it. Officials think that’s among the main reasons this year’s RSV season is so intense and why all of the county’s pediatric intensive care beds are in use.

“Both of our two children’s hospitals announced that they have transitioned to crisis care standards of care. That typically means that they’re at capacity,” said Dr. Jennifer Vines, Multnomah County’s health officer. “They are caring for the number of patients that they are absolutely able to, and there’s no way to transfer out the next patient.”

Given the limited resources available to treat ill children, Vines said this is a holiday to “keep your kids close.”

Doernbecher Children’s Hospital at OHSU and Randall Children’s Hospital, both in Portland, announced this week that they would have nurses treat more patients at a time in an effort to free up additional beds for young patients requiring intensive care.

The crunch in pediatric beds has made it hard for teens having mental health crises to get the care they need as well, as OPB has reported.

Preventing RSV

While masks can help protect against spread, especially if worn by someone who is actively sick, RSV spreads primarily on surfaces where the bug can last for hours. Handwashing and wiping down surfaces is an excellent way to prevent spread. Also, elderly and immunocompromised people should avoid hugging and kissing young children showing signs of illness.

A runny nose is usually the first sign of RSV, followed by a sore throat, a fever, lethargy and a cough that could last for a few weeks. Most children, including babies, can be kept home to manage symptoms. The key thing is to keep infants’ airways clear by using a suctioning device, also known as a snot sucker, to clear their nasal passages. Older kids should blow their noses frequently. Steamy showers help loosen mucus in small nasal passages.

Caregivers also need to keep kids hydrated. In addition to aiding in recovery, it helps keep mucus thinner. Gatorade and Pedialyte are good options, in addition to water.

If a child is struggling to breathe or is excessively droopy and tired, especially if their nose is clean and they do not have a fever, they should be brought to the ER regardless of how busy it is, said Loeffler. A young child struggling to breathe will not babble or talk like normal and will be using their stomach muscles to pump air into their lungs. If their stomach sucks under their ribs in what’s known as “retractions,” get to a doctor.

With flu on the rise and an uptick in COVID-19 also starting, health officials say to continue to pay attention and get vaccinated for anything that you can — including whooping cough — to keep yourself healthy and help prevent the spread of disease.

“This is an evolving situation. So we’re gonna be watching hospital capacity really closely,” Vines said. “The trajectory is for a very difficult, at least month ahead, and probably more.”

A file photo of turkeys in a refrigerated case inside a grocery store in Philadelphia, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. On Wednesday, public health officials in Multnomah County, Oregon, urged people to cancel Thanksgiving dinner plans involving children younger than 3, older adults, and people with immune conditions.

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